A barber, who identified himself as Otighan Sam, accused a policeman attached to the Rivers State Special Anti-Robbery Squad of breaking into his home on Friday at around 12 midnight, damaging his belongings, and stealing his N280,000.
The incident occurred at 23 Nnewi Lane, Mile 1, Diobu, Port Harcourt, NaijaGist said in a paper.
Sam said he managed to flee when the policeman first broke into his neighbour’s house demanding to be shown his (Sam’s) apartment as he cocked his gun.
The barber said he saw the SARS officer with two rifles; a pistol and an AK47, adding that he was amid two armed men.
Sam said the policeman was probably after him because he had earlier refused to buy drinks he (policeman) and a few of his friends consumed at a bar.
"He said," At around midnight, in the midst of two boys with machetes, a SARS officer armed with a pistol and an AK47 came to my house and broke into the house of my neighbors and started to beat him and ask where I was and began beating him and asking where my room was.
“Upon seeing what was happening, I managed to run away because the officer was really drunk and was cocking his gun and threatening to shoot if they didn't show him my room. When the officer and his boys need to my room, they ransacked the whole house, destroyed my properties, and took away my N280,000.
The barber said that the incident had been detected by the Mile One Police Division and was therefore invited to query the accused officer.
When contacted, spokesperson for the police within the state, Nnamdi Omoni, said he was yet to be briefed about the incident.
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